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Elementary Principles of Carpentry; A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing,...
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Elementary Principles of Carpentry; A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, The Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of Floors, Centres, Bridges, Roofs; Uniting Iron and Stone with Timber, etc. With Practical Rules and Examples

by TREDGOLD, Thomas; Peter Barlow

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London: Lockwood & Co, 1870. First Thus. Fifth edition, "corrected and considerably enlarged." Quarto (29cm). Rebound in modern brown half calf, with marbled paper-covered boards, titled in gold on spine; plain endpapers; xxii, 336pp; with portrait frontispiece, 64 plates (some folding), and numerous in-text wood engravings, complete. Plates 1-53 are line engravings; 54-64 are lithographs. A sturdy copy, with faint moisture spotting to leather corners, some dirt to top edge, occasionally affecting top margins; some minor dampstaining on plates 29, 37, 62-4, and the outer corner of the appendix; with minor foxing, a Very Good copy. Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) was a carpenter, self-taught engineer, and prolific author of technical works on engineering. This book, first published in 1820, was one of his most important, addressing the use of timber in "floors, roofs, bridges, and other structures," and including early, data-driven research on resistance. Though Tredgold's "insufficient mathematical… Read More
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Popular Mechanics Carpenters' Handbook

Popular Mechanics Carpenters' Handbook

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Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1925. Edition not stated. Octavo (24.5cm); brown publisher's cloth, stamped in black; 104pp. Cocked spine; surface wear, minor rubbing and dings to boards; mild soiling throughout, with foxing to textblock edges; ownership signature on ffep. Very Good. This is but one volume of many published by Popular Mechanics at the time, advertised as using "clear and concise language" and geared towards "anyone who has the slightest mechanical instinct, including women". This particular book compiles previous Popular Mechanics articles on carpentry tools and equipment, tips, techniques, and projects, helpfully accompanied by b/w photo-illustrations and diagrams. Also includes advertisements for other Popular Mechanics publications.
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